Pranab Mukherjee condoles Somnath Chatterjee's demise

ANI  |  New Delhi (India) 

Former offered condolences to the family of former and recalled his relationship with the latter.

"I had a very good and cordial relationship with him (Somnath). The country has lost one of the most outstanding parliamentarians, Bengal has lost a very tall leader. My deepest condolences to his family and to his numerous admirers," he said.

Somnath, aged 89, passed away on Monday morning after a The Communist Party of (Marxist) veteran was suffering from a kidney ailment and was put on ventilator support from Saturday.

Former Communist Party of (Marxist) (CPI-M) Biman Bose, who arrived at Chatterjee's residence to pay his last respects, was reportedly asked to leave by the former speaker's son. However, Bose downplayed the situation and said "I don't mind his behaviour. He is completely broken by the loss of his father. He was actually not liked by his father also."

Born on July 25, 1929, was a ten-time MP. He was one of the longest-serving parliamentarians in He served as the of the from 2004 to 2009.

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First Published: Mon, August 13 2018. 22:15 IST